Hello all,
My name is Bernard Golder and a new member at DPS for about a month now.
I am close to retirement and have decided to get more focused on my photography again.
When I was at school and about 15 years old I use to develop my own fotos - created a darkroom and did enlargements of fotos that had been taken using a 35mm camera. I also use to do some hand colouring of some of them as it was too expensive to purchase the developing liquids for colour prints. When I started a full time job I basically gave it up and went into an Insurance career.
Still continued to take a few fotos from time to time especially when my children arrived on the scene.
Looking back I wish now that I had stayed in the photography line as I enjoy it so much especially sports, garden photography and of course grand-children now.
It took me a while to move to digital as the changes taking place were so rapid I was not sure of the real benefit. I have since found that out now in not having to print fotos, or just a few from time to time, but to share them electronically whether it be PC, internet, disc or DVD. When we went on holiday through Europe I came home and it cost $600 to print them all.
Well over the last 10 years I have owned a Minolta 35mm, Nikon Coolpix 5700 ( my first digital ), Nikon D70S and now this year a Nikon D300.
I have also been involved with computers in one way or another and now have been teaching myself the skills of using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom. I get great enjoyment in enhancing photos that have been taken.
I also created my own website to upload fotos
Bernzfotos, Wellington, New Zealand and to share with others. Recently, after joining DPS, I have also created a flickr account
Flickr: Bernzfotos' Photostream.
Will appreciate any comments made, good or bad, anything that may help me take better fotos in the future.
Thanks and keep smiling,
Cheers
Bernz